Gate



July 17, 1923.

J. M. MGDANIEL GATE Filed oct. 11 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 TM v e 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. M, MQDANIELy GATE Filed Oct. 1l

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July 17, 1923.

' J. M. MCDANIEL GATE Filed oct. v'11,

1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 3fin kFigure' 4 and between FOS-@i4 best pair or replacement purposes. a

Patented July 17, 192s.

l UNITED-STATES JAMES M.`MODANIEL, OF AMARILLO, TEXS.

GATE.

' Application inea oetober'u; 192i.L .seriai Namaste. l i.,

To all whom. t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES M. MCDANIEL, ay citizen of the United States, residing at Amarillo, in the county of Potter and State of Texas, havevinvented new and useful Imrovements' in Gates, of which the following is a specification. p kThe object of my said invention is, the provision of a simple, strong vand durable gate in combination with means through the medium .of which the gate may be opened and closed before and after passage through the gate-way.l

' To the attainment of the foregoing,the invention consists inthe improvement as `hereinafter described and deinitelyclaimed. f In thev accompanying drawings, forming part of this specificationzy Figure 1V yis a View, partly in elevation and partly inf section, showing the gate as kFigure 2` is an elevation from the same view point showing the gate open.

Figure 3 is avertical section, taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 f of Figure 1.

Figure-4 vis a verticalsection on the line 4- 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a top plan. view showing the novel gate construction. i

Figures 6 and 7 are perspectives of equipment that has to doy with-the control of the gate by horsemen. v

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail horizontal ysection of the mechanism for preventing the lever 34 from being raised to vertical position through the springs 43 untilafter avehiclehas passed oil' of one pairbiwheel leversand through the gateway. n v

Figure 9 is a vertical cross-section on the line 9 9 of Figure 8. f v y Figur-e 10 is a detail vertical section on line 10,-10 of Figure -9 and showing one of the pendent tappets and the hook thereon.

`Similar numeral-s of reference designate correspondingvparts in all of theviews ot the drawings.

` 'By comparison of Figures 1 to 4 it will ybe noted that a fixed bar 1 is vlocated ina troughQ below the gate-way designated by shown in Figure 5. Also as best shown in Figure 5 hinged doors5 are providedV above one' v'side yot the`trough 2 -so as to aEord ready access to the mechanism in the trough for re- Thegate proper otmy improvement comprises al crownbar 6, of T-,form incross-r section, adapted in its lower position, Figure 4, to close the major portion of the top of thetrough, end links 7 and 8 interposed between and Apivotallyl connected to the fixed bar 1 and the kcrown bar 6,` intermediate links 9 and l0 `pivotally connected v. to the crown bar. 6,. and appropriatespaced runners 11 connected toand carried by the said links. At the-'lowerends of the links 9 and l0 are ,bifurcatedportions 12gand-it will also-be noted that an extension bar 13 of T-form incrosssection, is pivotally .con-

nected at 14 to the bar 6 and the linkr'. `Said bar 13 is tixedto the adjacent link/ by an interposed brace-15. Figures I3 and .4. pivotally connectedat 16 between one pair. of

the posts 4 is one'end of a lever 17. weighted' may/be kopened or collapsed against the ac tionof the weight`18`Figures 3 and 4, the weight being raisedl incident to the opening `orcollapsingoperation. It will also be observed that in their lowermost positions ythe crown barG andthe extension vbar 13 form a safe .andsolid covering over the trough.

Abortion ot my invention residesin the 'provision' ot means whereby a ywheeled -vef hicle is enabled to open oncollapse the gate against the action of the weight '18,"to bring abouttheiiasteningot theflatein open or collapsed state for'thefsatc'passage ofthe vehicle through the gate-way. and to bring I about the release of' the gate after ythe vehicle has passed through,thefgateway '3,so

as t0 enable the weight 18 bvthe gravitation thereotto raise or close thefgate-i.y e..

Figlfurey 3." The said meansi comprises troughs`30 '1n parallelism and at right-angles to that-rough Qyivheel-leversffl pivoted'v at their outer ends. as indicated at 32. and having their' inner ends -arranged above the trough links' 33 connectingfthe arms of thebifurcations 12 andthe inner ends of the wheel-levers 31,' bail-shaped levers 34;

restore' the same to 'the positionshown in fulcrumed at Figurel. andmovable verticallybelow the inner portions ofthe wheel-` levers 31 lat oneside of the trough2,said

levers 34v having arms 36, Figure l. bail'- shaped control levers 37 straddling t-he outer end portions of the wheel-le`vers31 and connected in pairs byl bars 38 and having arms 39. cables connecting said arms 39 and the arms 3G on the bail levers 34, bell crank levers 41, ulcrumed at 38 and having arms 42 arranged at the inner sides of the arms 39, and retractile springs 43 interposed betweenA the arms 42 and the ends of the troughs 30. It will be noted here that the Wheels of a vehicle moving toward the rightin Figure 1 will run on the outer ends of the adjacent wheel levers 31 and will rock the adjacent bail-shaped levers 37, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, thereby putting the remote springs 43 under tension and at the same time rocking the bail-shaped lever 34 (see dotted lines in Figure 2) so as to permit ot depression of f the mentioned wheel-levers 31. Then as the forward Wheels of the vehicle move on the levers 31 toward the trough 2, the weight'of the lvehicle depresses said levers, with the result that the gate is collapsed and opened as shown in Figures 2 and 4. After the vehicle passesthrough the gate-way 3, over the open or collapsed gate, and then passes over and off of the other wheel-levers 31, the gravitation oi the weight 18 operates through the connections described to raise and close the gate. Manifestly the bailshaped control levers 37 are not likely to be actuated by cattle, and hence the gate cannot Ibe opened by cattle, which is .obviously an important advantage.

In order to prevent the levers 34 from being raised to vertical position through the springs 43 until after a vehicle has passed off of one pair of wheel-levers 31 and through the gate-way 3. I p'rovide the mechanism best shown in Figures 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10. The said mechanism comprises pendent tappets on the inner portions of one pair of wheel-levers 31, said tappets being beveled at 51, hooks 52 on the opposed faces ot said tappets 50, and springs 53 on the walls of troughs 30 and having shoulders 54. Following the rocking of the bail-shaped levers 34 to the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, said levers 34 will be engaged and held in depressed position by abutments 54 of springs'B. Then when the inner portions of the said levers 31 are further depressed, hooks 52 will assume positions below the bail-shaped levers 34, rand then after the beveled edges 51 of the tappets 50 havepressed the spring shoulders 54 out of engagement with the bail-shaped levers hooks 52 on upward movement of the wheel levers 31, as when a vehicle passes oft the same, will start the movement of the bail-shaped levers 34 toward the position shown in Figure 1` in which position the apy paratus will be in readiness for another operation. v

On the arm 36 of they lever 34, Figure 1, is a lateral projection for the engagement of an arm 61 on a rock-shaft 62, Figures 1, 2

and 4. The said rock shaft 62 is provided with another' arm 63, and this arm 63 is connected by a cable 64 with the arm (i5 of a lever 66, Figures 6 and 7, ful'crumed on an auxiliary post 67. The arm 65 is connected by a cable or chain 68 with t-he weight lever 17. It will also be noted `that the lever 66 is provided with an arm 69 adapted to assume a position below the weight lever 17 so as to hold the gate in its collapsed and open position. Associated with the lever 66 are levers 70 on posts '71, which levers 70 are connected by cables 72 with the lever 66 so that a horseman in approaching the gate is enabled to open the gate and pass through the gate-way, and is then enabled to bring about closing of the gate.

lt will be rapparent from the foregoing thatuo manual eiiort is necessary when the gate is opened by a Wheeled vehicle, but that when the gate is opened by a horseman, manual operation of one lever is necessary for the opening ot the gate, and afterwardI manual operation of the otherlever T() is necessary inv order to release the weight lever 17 and to enable the gravitation of the' weight to raise and close the gate.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire vto secure by Letterslatent, is

1. The combination ot a collapsible gate, a weighted levery to close and yieldingly maintain the gate in closed position, a trough below the gate, troughs in parallelism arranged at opposite sides of and at right angles to the first-named trough, wheel levers pivoted at their outer ends in the second-named troughs and having their inner ends arranged above the first-named trough, means connecting the inner ends of the wheel levers-and the gate, `bail-shaped levers movable vertically below the inner portions of the wheel levers at one side of the. irst-named trough, said levers having arms, bail-shaped control levers straddling the outer end portions of the wheel levers and having arms, cables connecting the arms of said control levers and the arms of the first-named bail-shaped levers,l bell-crank levers having arms arranged at Vthe inner sides ot the arms of the control levers, retractile springs interposed between the arms of the bell-crank levers and the ends of the second-named troughs, pendent tappets' On the inner portions of one pair of Wheel.- lcvers, said tappets being` beveled and being provided at their opposed faces with hooks adapted to assume positions below the firstnamed bail-shaped levers, and springs on the walls ot the troughs and havingshoulders adapted to engage the first-named bailshaped levers-anddetachably hold the-same in depressed position, said shoulders being portions of the tappets.

lo to enable a horseman to bring about open- 2. The combination of a collapsible gate, a Weighted levery to close and yieldingly maintaintlie gate in closed position, Wheel'- levers connected with the gate, movable means to lock the Wheel-levers against depression, control levers Wl1ee1actnated and connected With said locking meansspring- `actuated levers complementary to the control levers, with manually operated levers ing of the gate, said levers being connected with an intermediate lever, and the intermediate lever being connected With' the looking means and being provided With an arm to engage andmaintain the Weighted leverV in raised position.

In testimony whereof,y I affix my signature.

JAMESy M. MCDANIEL. f 

